MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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